# The Explorers

> The planet in photos & videos

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1436285774](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1436285774)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1436285774`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Explorers Network
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (88 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-28
- **First published:** 2018-10-14
- **Size:** 110 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-explorers/id1436285774)
- **Website:** [https://theexplorers.com](https://theexplorers.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://theexplorers.com/privacy?culture=en](https://theexplorers.com/privacy?culture=en)

## Description

The Explorers is a community-driven app to explore and share Earth's wonders through a world map, high-quality photos and 8K HDR videos. Photographers, scientists, and everyday explorers can join for free, with no advertising.

Discover, contribute, and connect—follow explorers, chat, and view content with zoom. The Explorers Foundation supports preservation of natural, cultural and human heritage by backing local projects.

## Rankings

- #144,653 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise The Explorers for its stunning global visuals and the strong, ad-free free tier, with a vibrant community of photographers sharing diverse places and cultures. However, recurring problems undermine enjoyment: difficulty accessing premium content and signing in across devices, slow and buggy performance with loading freezes, and some device-specific launch issues (notably on Apple TV). The app offers high-quality content and exploration potential, but reliability and access frustrations limit its overall usefulness.

### Pros

- Stunning, high-quality photos and videos from around the world.
- Free to use with an ad-free experience and flexible opt-in/opt-out for communications.
- Broad, global content featuring diverse cultures, places, and historical context.
- Vibrant photographer/videographer community with high-quality user-contributed stills and footage.

### Cons

- Premium access and cross-device sign-in failures prevent accessing paid content.
- Severe performance issues: slow loading, bugs, and frequent freezes.
- Startup/launch problems and device-specific issues (notably on Apple TV/TV, QR login problems).
- Prevalence of premium-only content reduces access to a lot of material.

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